Participants:
Series Code: GYC
Program Code: GYC180015A
|
00:01 Music...
00:32 Well, we have a chosen Speaker who's going to bless us today. 00:39 His name is Taj Pacleb. 00:41 Some of you have heard about him but Taj... 00:44 Pastor Taj Pacleb is a man who loves the Lord. 00:47 He is the Speaker and Director of Revelation of Hope Ministries 00:53 based on the island of Hawaii 00:56 and he has come here to bless us with some words, 00:59 he's a man who loves the Lord, you will see from his... 01:03 from his character not only, 01:06 but from the words he's going to speak. 01:08 He's someone who has a passion for young people 01:11 and he lives a missionary lifestyle, 01:14 going all over the world, 01:16 preaching the everlasting gospel. 01:19 I'd like to have a word of prayer as well 01:23 as we begin this session 01:26 and I want to give you a challenge 01:28 as you listen to the sermon or the exhortation, 01:33 you are a participant of that process as well 01:36 in which you can pray for the Speaker 01:38 that the words of God would be spoken through his mouth. 01:43 Let us pray. 01:44 "Dear heavenly Father, we thank you so much 01:47 for all that you do. 01:49 Please be with us, 01:51 may your presence be in this place, 01:54 and Lord, may you come soon, 01:58 in Jesus' name we pray, amen. " 02:02 Pause... 02:10 Music... 02:18 more music... 02:29 Give me ears to hear Your Spirit 02:35 Give me feet to follow through 02:41 Give me hands to touch the hurting 02:47 And the faith to follow You 02:53 Music... 02:57 Give me grace to be a servant 03:02 Give me mercy for the lost 03:07 Give me passion for Your glory 03:12 Give me passion for the cross 03:18 I will go where there are no easy roads 03:24 Leave the comforts that I know 03:29 I will go and let this journey be my home 03:35 I will go 03:38 I will go... 03:48 Music... 03:54 I'll let go of my ambition 04:00 Cut the roots that run too deep 04:04 I will learn to give away 04:10 What I cannot really keep 04:15 What I cannot really keep... 04:22 Help me see with eyes of faith 04:29 Give me strength to run this race 04:36 And I will go where there are no easy roads 04:41 Leave the comforts that I know 04:46 I will go and let this journey be my home 04:52 I will go, 04:54 I will go 04:57 and I will go Lord where Your glory is unknown 05:03 I will live for You alone 05:09 I will go because this life is not my own 05:14 I will go 05:17 I will go... 05:20 I will go. 05:29 Music... 05:36 Pause... 05:39 Amen... 05:40 Aloha... 05:42 Audience: Aloha. 05:44 I bring you greetings 05:45 from the warm beautiful islands of Hawaii. 05:47 How many of you have been to Hawaii before? 05:50 All right... 05:51 How many of you wish you've been to Hawaii before? 05:53 Audience: Laughing. 05:54 You know, one of my dreams is that 05:56 one day, we can have GYC in Hawaii, how about that? 05:58 Audience: Amen. 06:00 You won't have to bring your jackets when you come. 06:02 Hopefully, one day that can happen. 06:04 I want to thank God for the privilege 06:06 of standing before you here to share this final charge. 06:10 It's always a high honor, a great joy, a privilege, 06:13 to share God's holy Word. 06:14 This morning for our final charge, 06:17 I'm going to share a message I've shared... few places before 06:19 but, you know, some things are worth repeating over and over. 06:22 It's a message that would challenge us 06:26 to truly go to the end. 06:27 It's entitled, "Driven and Drawn Further Beyond" 06:31 and so, I hope you brought your Bibles, 06:33 I hope you brought a spiritual appetite, 06:35 let's begin, I invite you to take your Bible 06:37 and turn to the book of Psalm 39, 06:39 Psalm 39... 06:41 In the book of Psalm 39, we find a poetic prayer 06:46 of serious and solemn reflection. 06:49 It comes from one that is struggling to express 06:53 the conviction of his heart. 06:54 He just could not put into words 06:57 the feelings of his mind. 07:00 It is the testimony... the prayer of one who has a 07:03 burning experience with the Lord. 07:05 Notice what the Psalmist says here in Psalms 39, 07:08 if you're there, would you please say, "Amen. " 07:11 Audience: Amen. 07:12 "Dear Lord, we've opened your holy Word, 07:15 we pray now that you'd speak to us 07:18 and give us spiritual ears that we might hear 07:21 that still small voice speaking to us 07:24 and I pray that you would stir our hearts within 07:28 with Holy Spirit fiery conviction... 07:30 and may the conviction result in a deeper conversion of our lives 07:35 please Lord, hide me behind the blessed cross, 07:39 speak to me and through me to each one of us 07:43 and I pray that our lives would never be the same 07:46 as a result, 07:47 in the name of Jesus we pray, amen. " 07:50 Psalm 39 verse 1, the Bible says, 07:55 "I said, I will take heed to my ways, 07:59 that I sin not with my tongue: 08:02 I will keep my mouth with a bridle, 08:05 while the wicked is before me. 08:08 I was dumb with silence, 08:10 I held my peace, even from good; 08:14 and my sorrow was stirred. " 08:18 Verse 3, 08:19 "My heart was hot within me, 08:23 and while I was musing the fire burned: 08:28 then spake I with my tongue... " 08:32 Here the Psalmist describes the spark of conviction 08:37 that grew into an overwhelming flame, 08:40 the Psalmist is saying here that he was musing 08:44 he was meditating... 08:46 he was contemplating and cogitating 08:49 upon his present situation 08:50 and as he did, the molten lava of emotion 08:54 swirled in his heart and it bubbled in his mind 08:58 and that inferno was unquenchable. 09:01 The blaze was inextinguishable 09:04 so when he finally opened his mouth, 09:07 to express the feelings of his heart, 09:10 it was like a volcanic eruption of emotion 09:13 that was just poured out 09:14 and I want us to admit to us friends today 09:17 that this is the way that we ought to pray 09:20 and praise and preach Jesus to the end of the world 09:25 with the fire of Holy Spirit conviction. 09:29 It wasn't long ago when I got the chance to visit 09:32 the old Hawaiian town called Kalapana. 09:35 Kalapana was once a popular and well-populated beach town 09:39 located right along the southeast shore 09:42 of the big island at the base of Kilauea. 09:45 Kilauea is the longest active volcano in the world 09:48 located right there in the beautiful Islands of Hawaii 09:52 but tragically, the whole town was wiped out 09:55 during the 1986 lava flow. 09:58 Every business... every street and every home was destroyed 10:01 by the lava flow 10:03 and so when you go there now, 10:04 all you can see is a desolate desert of black lava rocks, 10:08 there's really nothing that's easy on the eye 10:11 but there's something at the end of town 10:13 that drew hundreds of people every single day 10:17 but in order to see it, 10:19 you have to go beyond the paved easy pathway. 10:23 It's a tiresome four-mile hike but every step is worth it 10:27 because when you get to the end, 10:30 you are brought to see what I call 10:33 one of the top five things to see before you die 10:36 and that is... raging rivers of lava 10:39 flowing into the Pacific Ocean. 10:41 It is an incredible sight... 10:43 I did the trip not long ago, 10:44 I was driven and drawn further beyond 10:47 and what I saw was absolutely mesmerizing, 10:50 the pictures just don't do it justice, 10:52 so allow me to try to describe it for you 10:54 upon the canvas of your imagination. 10:57 After the four-mile hike, 10:59 you have to go down this rugged rocky road 11:02 and you have to walk out over the jagged, broken, 11:06 uneven mounds of black lava rock, 11:08 then you come to the edge of the cliff 11:10 that overlooks the fiery peninsula 11:12 and from that vantage point, 11:14 you can see streams of these red river rocks 11:17 flowing into the ocean 11:19 and when the lava touches the water, 11:21 it creates a violent reaction. 11:24 The river of hot lava rock 11:26 clashing with the cold liquid ocean 11:28 creates an incredible sight. 11:29 There are aggressive explosions 11:31 of red rocks shooting into the air, 11:33 followed by streaks of red and orange sparks 11:36 arching to the ground 11:38 and the intense heat causes the salt water to vaporize 11:41 immediately on contact 11:42 creating billowing steam clouds that rise hundreds of feet 11:45 into the atmosphere 11:47 and the glow the molten rock causes the steam clouds 11:49 to glow up... red and yellow and orange 11:52 and even pink and purple at times, 11:54 now, some of the lava solidifies 11:56 increasing the land mass of the island 11:58 and other smaller pieces of lava explode 12:01 into millions of pieces 12:03 creating the beautiful black sandy beaches 12:05 and it's an amazing... amazing sight. 12:08 Sunsets and sun rises are the best times to view it 12:11 so that you can see the transitioning colors 12:14 from day to night 12:15 and from night to day 12:16 and I got the chance to experience both 12:18 and was blessed to capture some amazing pictures 12:21 and to say the least, friends, I was blown away by what I saw. 12:24 I was awakened by its light, warmed by its heat, 12:29 mesmerized by its movement and captivated by its power, 12:33 I could definitely spend hours just watching the power of God 12:37 through living creation, 12:38 in fact, how many of you would like to come to Hawaii one day 12:40 and see it for yourself? 12:41 Amen... but I'm sorry to tell you that 12:45 in the most recent eruption a few months ago, 12:48 all the lava in the crater drained out 12:50 like water in a bathtub 12:51 but you can still go and see the aftermath of the flow 12:54 and you can walk on freshly-made black sandy beaches, 12:57 it's beautiful but in order to see it, 12:59 you have to be driven and drawn further beyond. 13:03 My friends, as I had this experience, 13:06 I got to thinking that there's something about fire 13:09 that captivates the senses 13:13 and I believe that this is how God wants us to feel about Him 13:17 and work in sharing Him with others. 13:20 That's how the Psalmist felt when he prayed 13:22 and by-the-way, Jeremiah the prophet felt the same way. 13:26 In Jeremiah chapter 20 and verse 9, Jeremiah testified, 13:29 "Then I said, I will not make mention of Him 13:32 nor speak any more in His name. 13:34 But His word was in my heart as burning fire 13:40 shut upon in my bones; and I was weary with forbearing, 13:43 and I could not stay. " Jeremiah said. 13:45 You see, there came a time in Jeremiah's experience 13:48 where he tried to repress the message and resist the mission. 13:53 There came a time in Jeremiah's experience 13:55 that he got discouraged because it seemed like 13:57 no one was listening to what he was saying 13:59 and so, he tried to keep quiet 14:02 but the fire of God consumed him, 14:06 the living Word in his heart was crying out to be heard 14:10 crying out for expression and Jeremiah couldn't hold it back. 14:14 He had to let it out 14:15 and so, like a volcanic eruption, 14:17 he proclaimed the unquenchable words of life 14:21 and thus the light of truth 14:22 penetrated the darkness of indifference... 14:26 the warmth of love penetrated the coldness of spiritual error, 14:30 my friends, today, we live in a cold, dark world, 14:34 a world where the love of many is growing cold 14:37 and I submit that when we need more in our lives... 14:40 in our marriages... in our ministries... 14:42 in our messages... 14:44 is the unquenchable fire of God 14:47 but in order to obtain it, we have to be driven and drawn 14:51 further beyond. 14:53 When we were in Europe, a few years ago, 14:57 we were in such-and-such-a city 15:00 and we saw one of the most disturbing sights 15:03 we'd ever witnessed. 15:05 We saw posters plastered all over the city 15:08 and all over the news and internet 15:11 of a man who set himself on fire, 15:14 he was a Tibetan exile that doused himself with gasoline... 15:19 set himself on fire in order to protest 15:22 the injustices of the Chinese President 15:25 and in that city, everywhere you turned, 15:27 you saw posters of this man, it was a disturbing sight. 15:31 This extreme act caught the attention of the whole world 15:35 and when I saw that, 15:37 I started thinking, you know, 15:39 when the church of God is on fire, 15:41 the whole world is going to take notice. 15:43 It reminded me of what that famous English Reformer 15:48 and spiritual Method man, John Wesley said, 15:51 "Catch on fire and people will come for miles 15:54 to watch you burn. " 15:55 And Friends, I believe that that's perhaps 15:59 one of the reasons why many of our churches are empty 16:01 is because our churches... our ministry... our messages... 16:06 like the offering of Cain, we lack the fire of God. 16:11 That's what we need friends. 16:13 Last year, January... 16:17 my family and I experienced a terrible tragedy. 16:21 Some of you heard about it. 16:23 At 3 o'clock in the morning, 16:24 a thief came in the night and set fire 16:27 to the abandoned house next to ours 16:29 and that's me trying to extinguish the flame 16:31 with my garden hose. 16:33 The fire quickly spread to our home 16:35 causing over $700,000 of damage and at 3 o'clock in the morning, 16:39 we saw almost all the people that lived on our street 16:43 that came out of their house. 16:45 They left their warm beds and they're out in the cold street 16:48 to watch the fire and as I saw that, I was thinking, 16:51 "Man, what was it that caused them to leave their beds 16:54 to wake these people up to come out to the cold street?" 16:57 There's something about fire that awakens people. 17:01 There's something about fire that brings people together 17:05 in times of coldness and darkness 17:07 and my friends, this was the experience 17:10 of the early apostolic church. 17:11 Take your Bible and turn with me to the book of Acts chapter 2. 17:15 Acts chapter 2 where we read about the experience 17:20 of the original church. 17:21 The early apostolic church and how they had the fire of heaven. 17:26 Acts chapter 2 beginning with verse 1 17:29 and when you get there, 17:30 would you let me know by saying, "Amen. " 17:32 It says, "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, 17:35 they were all in one accord in one place. 17:38 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven 17:41 as of a rushing mighty wind, 17:43 and it filled the house where they were sitting. 17:45 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of... " 17:49 what? "like as of fire, 17:51 and it sat upon each of them. " 17:53 Here we read Friends 17:55 of the experience of the apostles. 17:57 You see, before this, 17:59 they had experienced the tragedy... for them at least... 18:03 of the cross. 18:04 For the disciples, the cross was a time of great darkness 18:08 and great uncertainty. 18:09 However, in the upper room, 18:11 they had received the fire from heaven 18:13 and they finally understood the prophetic significance 18:16 of the cross 18:17 and the fire of heaven united them 18:20 in an unstoppable movement. 18:21 As the fire of the Holy Spirit fell upon that early church, 18:26 a wild fire of spiritual revival swept across the land, 18:30 bringing spiritual revolution to the whole world. 18:33 3,000 baptized in one day... 18:36 and the gospel's flame began to spread 18:38 to the ends of the earth. 18:40 As the lava of divine love flowed, 18:43 God's kingdom... the land mass of the kingdom of God 18:47 was enlarged 18:49 but I ask the question when I read this, 18:51 when I thought about their experience 18:53 and the wonderful success that they had, 18:55 why were their words so convincing? 18:58 What did they have that we lack? 19:01 Why is it that we're not experiencing 19:04 the power of Pentecost today? 19:07 What was their message about? 19:10 But the Bible says that they spoke with tongues of... what? 19:13 Fire... 19:15 you guys seem tired today, 19:18 you had a good Prayer Meeting last night, I'm sure, 19:22 laughing... 19:24 but if you feel tired, just shake yourself 19:26 and if you see someone next to you nodding off, 19:30 give them a sanctified nudge. 19:31 Laughing... 19:32 But the Bible says they spoke with tongues of fire, 19:35 now, tell me Friends, what is the purpose of a tongue? 19:37 Pause... 19:39 it's not only to taste good food 19:40 but the primary purpose of your tongue is to communicate. 19:44 So when I said, "They had tongues of fire" 19:46 it's because the message they communicated 19:48 was a fiery message. 19:50 It was a message of fire and brimstone 19:53 but not like how we think 19:55 and Friends, if we can... 19:56 if we can discover what their message was, 20:00 we will then be able to define what the fire is 20:04 that made all the difference for them 20:06 and would make all the difference for us. 20:08 So, what exactly was the main point 20:11 of that Pentecostal sermon? 20:13 Well, if you read in verse 36, 20:15 Peter is coming to the conclusion 20:18 and he is summarizing the main point of that sermon 20:20 that brought spiritual revolution to the world. 20:24 Notice, Acts 2 verse 36, it says, "Therefore... " 20:27 and that word "Therefore" is a conclusionary word, 20:30 Peter is about to articulate the main point of the sermon. 20:36 "Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, 20:41 that God hath made that same Jesus, 20:45 whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ. " 20:50 Pause... 20:52 That's what the message was. 20:53 Now, we can define what the fire is, 20:57 the main point of that Pentecostal sermon 20:59 was that One that they counted as a criminal... 21:02 that they nailed to the cruel cross, 21:05 was indeed the Christ of God 21:09 and friends, when they realize that, 21:12 they understood that the fire was the burning love of God. 21:18 A love that can look into the face of His murderers 21:21 and say, "Father, forgive them... 21:23 they don't know what they're doing. " 21:25 It was a love that was shown within death, 21:28 a love that is stronger than sin, 21:31 you see, my friends, "to be on fire" 21:33 doesn't necessarily mean that 21:34 we are filled with evangelistic zeal 21:37 because there are many people that are zealous for Evangelism 21:40 but are cold like an arctic winter. 21:43 The reality is... is that to be on fire really is to be in love. 21:48 Amen... 21:50 and this love of God... 21:54 this unselfish love demonstrated at the cross... 21:57 it consumed the early church of their earthliness. 22:01 The fire of this love burned their unbelief, 22:04 it warmed the coldness of their heart, 22:07 it enlightened the darkness of their lives, 22:09 and then it began to spread to the ends of the earth, 22:12 to be on fire simply means, to be in love. 22:15 In fact, I want you to notice how the love song of the Bible, 22:17 the Song of Solomon, describes the love of God. 22:20 You know, when you want to get in touch with your romantic side 22:24 you read the book, Song of Solomon, right? 22:26 Smiling... 22:27 It's a love song... 22:29 a song between the husband and the bride 22:30 and notice what it says here, 22:31 Song of Solomon chapter 8 verses 6 and 7, 22:33 the Bible says, please write it down, 22:36 notice with me on the screen, 22:37 it says, 22:47 its flames are flames of... " what? 23:03 To be on fire simply means to be in love. 23:07 The apostles were consumed by God's love 23:10 and the flame was so intense 23:13 that the floods of persecution and opposition 23:15 could not quench that flame. 23:17 The church was drawn by the lava of Jesus' love 23:21 and now they were driven to share it to the whole world. 23:25 They were driven out of their comfort zone 23:27 to go to the end of the earth, 23:28 they were driven and drawn further beyond... 23:31 the church of God was on fire 23:34 and my friends, we've been told 23:36 that what happened back then is but a glimpse 23:39 of what God is wanting to repeat in the last days 23:41 with the remnant church. 23:43 We've been told that the former flame is... 23:46 is just a glimpse of... 23:47 of the greater latter flame of the last days 23:50 and God wants to be a part of that 23:52 final great spiritual reformation 23:53 a religious revolution that will set the whole world on fire 23:58 and it's up to you if you want to be a part of it. 24:01 It is called... in the Bible... the Elijah Message. 24:03 The Elijah generation... 24:05 individuals whose lives will be consumed by the fire of heaven, 24:10 Friends, how many of you want to be a part of that 24:12 final fiery movement? Amen. 24:14 Audience: Amen. 24:15 But in order to be a part of it, 24:17 we have to be driven and drawn further beyond. 24:20 But the question is this, where do we start? 24:25 Because before we can be drawn further beyond, 24:30 we got to start somewhere. 24:32 We got to start close to home. 24:34 So, where does the work of a World Changer... 24:37 a Heaven Filler... 24:39 a Destiny Transformer actually begin? 24:41 You know, the song says, "It only takes a spark 24:44 that gets a fire going. " 24:47 So, where does the spark begin? 24:49 where did it begin for them? 24:51 Well, our theme verse for this GYC 24:55 is Acts chapter 1 and verse 8. 24:56 Let's read that again, 24:57 the Bible says, "But you shall receive power.. " 25:01 that's the word "Dunamis" 25:03 of which we get the English word, "Dynamite. " 25:05 The power of God... 25:07 "... after that the Holy ghost is come upon you: 25:09 and you shall be witnesses unto me both in... " 25:11 where first? 25:13 "Jerusalem, and in Judaea, and in Samaria, 25:18 and unto the uttermost parts of the earth. " 25:20 And so we see according to the passage, 25:22 that the dynamite power of the Spirit 25:25 ignited this spiritual revolution 25:27 but the divine spark would first burn in Jerusalem. 25:32 In relation to the disciples, that was closest to home 25:36 but then the impact of that spark 25:39 would be like a... the ripple effect, 25:42 it would go from Jerusalem, then Judaea... then Samaria 25:45 then to the end... the uttermost parts of the world 25:48 and Friends, the principle... 25:51 the simple and profound principle from this 25:54 is that if you want to be a World Changer, 25:56 before you go to the end of the world, 25:58 you have to go to the end of your street. 26:00 You got to start at home first. 26:03 Be faithful in the little things. 26:07 Do the duty that lies nearest to you. 26:10 Don't worry about what you don't have, 26:13 just give what you got and God will give you more 26:16 and like Jesus, have a faithful regard 26:19 for the one soul audience... 26:23 the person that God places in your path from day to day 26:27 and Friends, this verse impacted me so profoundly 26:31 when I became a Christian. 26:33 You see, my journey in evangelism 26:35 started really when I was converted. 26:37 When I was 16 years old, I wasn't brought up in church 26:40 or any religion 26:42 and growing up, I had no idea about what the Bible taught 26:46 or what God was like 26:47 and the Lord saved me from that situation 26:50 and I gave my first sermon when I was 16 years old. 26:53 You should have heard it, it was terrible 26:54 pause... 26:56 but the Lord started giving me opportunities 26:58 and I just shared what I knew. 27:00 I went back to my old public high school 27:02 and I started giving Bible Studies 27:04 and I remember the first Bible Study I gave, 27:07 it was very simple, it was just five minutes long, 27:10 and three simple verses that I had highlighted in my Bible 27:13 and I just read those verses and I tried... 27:16 I kind of strung them together 27:17 and I read them with conviction and gave little comments 27:20 and I noticed that when I did that, 27:22 one of the... one of the sisters... 27:24 one of the classmates that was in the Bible Study, 27:26 started weeping uncontrollably 27:29 with conviction of her need of God. 27:32 Let me tell you Friends, when I saw that, 27:35 I was hooked... 27:36 I found a new "high" evangelism... 27:41 and I was... I said to myself, 27:43 "Man, I want to do this for the rest of my life. " 27:47 It let God use me to have that kind of impact on somebody else 27:52 and so, I started to... to lead out in Bible Studies 27:55 in that... in that public high school 27:57 and... and... and... the Lord blessed in a rich way. 28:00 You see, before I came to know Jesus, 28:02 I was on fire... but it was of the strange fire of Marijuana. 28:08 In Hawaii we call it "Pakalolo" 28:11 because when you smoke it, it makes you "lolo" 28:13 but when I found Jesus, He set me on fire with the Holy Spirit 28:19 and I would go back to my old friends 28:23 I used to do drugs with... 28:24 you know, they were trying to tempt me, 28:26 trying to get me back... 28:27 I would say, "No thanks, I found a new 'high' 28:29 I found the Most High... you ought to try it" 28:32 and they would listen, 28:33 they would come to these Bible Studies 28:36 that I held every day 28:37 and I wasn't trained to do... I didn't know what I was doing, 28:39 I simply shared what I knew as a high schooler 28:41 in public high school 28:43 and as a result of those Bible Studies, 28:45 six of my friends and their family members 28:47 made decisions and were baptized as well, amen. 28:50 Audience: Amen. 28:51 After graduating from High School, 28:54 I took a year off to work for God in my own hometown 28:57 and the reason why I chose that 28:58 is because I read Acts 1 verse 8, 29:00 the theme verse for our Conference 29:01 and I saw that God called the disciples 29:04 to burn in Jerusalem first, then Judaea... Samaria... 29:07 before they would go to the end and so, I was convicted 29:10 to... to... to... just stay home for a year 29:12 and be a missionary in my own hometown 29:14 and my objective for that year and my goal was, 29:16 I wanted to canvass every neighborhood 29:19 and knock on every door I could in that time period 29:22 in my hometown, offering Bible Studies and 29:24 and... and... and sharing Jesus with people in my own community. 29:28 Before ministering to strangers, 29:30 I wanted all my friends... my family... 29:33 those who I already had influence over, 29:36 to have an opportunity to hear the things I heard 29:39 and to know the Jesus that I had come to know... 29:43 my Friends, when I made that decision 29:45 to be a missionary in my own hometown, 29:46 no one told me to do it, 29:48 no one asked me to do it, 29:50 no one trained me to do it, 29:52 I didn't ask anyone permission, I simply did it 29:55 because that's the conviction God placed on my heart 29:57 according to Acts 1 and verse 8 29:59 and that was one of the greatest years... 30:02 my faith grew as I learned to trust God day by day. 30:06 God wants to use you to change your hometown... 30:11 your home church... 30:12 your school... your community... 30:15 if God can use an ex-druggie like me, He can use anyone, amen 30:19 but after that year was finished, 30:21 I was driven and drawn further beyond. 30:25 Went to two-year Bible College 30:27 in the dry, hot, arid desert of Arizona 30:29 and that was a burning experience 30:32 in more ways than one. 30:34 After that, I was hired by the Central California Conference 30:37 to do evangelism where my wife and I remained 30:40 for about 11 to 12 years 30:41 and there are too many stories, too little time to tell it, 30:43 but what happened was this, Friends, 30:45 God was gradually spreading me out 30:46 and taking me further. 30:48 Acts 1 verse 8 tells us that Jesus called the disciples 30:51 to burn in Jerusalem first... closest to home... 30:54 then let this fire spread to the uttermost parts of the earth. 30:58 It's a divine precedent the Lord gives us to follow 31:02 and when you think about those who were World Changers, 31:06 there's one that stands out as a World Changer 31:09 of the highest order, 31:11 for me, it would be the Apostle Paul. 31:13 Paul lived out the great commission, 31:15 he was one that would spend 31:17 and be spent for the cause of Christ, 31:20 he saw the fire of love on the door to Damascus 31:23 and when he saw the divine flame ever afterward, 31:26 he was consumed by the gospel, 31:28 he wanted everyone to know what a precious friend 31:31 he had found in Jesus 31:32 and Paul was one who was driven and drawn 31:35 further beyond. 31:37 Take your Bible, let's go to the book of Romans chapter 15, 31:40 and I want you to notice the testimony of the Apostle Paul 31:42 to the church there at Rome. 31:44 Romans 15 beginning with verse 20, 31:48 the Apostle Paul is writing to the church there 31:51 and he is describing the consuming burden of his life. 31:56 Romans 15 verse 20 31:58 and if you're there, would you please say, "Amen. " 32:01 Romans 15:20, the apostle says, "It has always been my ambition 32:07 to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, 32:11 so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. " 32:15 Verse 21, rather, it is written, 32:17 "Those who were not told about Him will see, 32:19 and those who have not heard will understand. 32:21 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. " 32:25 Here we read Paul's burning desire was to preach the gospel 32:30 in places where the name of Christ was not known 32:32 and by the time Paul is writing this epistle to the Romans, 32:36 he had already done several missionary trips 32:39 all over the Mediterranean Sea 32:41 and he had already suffered so much for the Savior. 32:44 Paul had experienced shipwreck three times, 32:47 he was shunned and he was smitten... 32:49 he was bruised and battered and beaten 32:51 but the fire continued to burn in his heart and ministry. 32:55 Paul had spoken to all kinds of people. 32:57 Many people all over the world... commoners and kings 33:01 and priests and princes and peasants, 33:03 he had spoken to men of great renown 33:05 and women of special significance, 33:07 and by this time, 33:08 he had saturated the regions thoroughly 33:11 and the fire of God was spreading rapidly. 33:14 and so, finished with Jerusalem, 33:17 Judaea and Samaria, 33:20 Paul is now heading to the uttermost parts of the earth 33:24 for there was one distant corner 33:26 of the then-known Mediterranean world, 33:27 that Paul longed to see... 33:30 notice where that place was in verse 23. 33:34 "But now... " Paul says, 33:36 "But now that there is no more place for me 33:39 to work in these regions, 33:41 and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, 33:44 I plan to do so when I go to... " where? 33:48 "when I go to Spain. 33:50 I hope to see you while passing through 33:52 and to have you assist me on my journey there, 33:55 after I've enjoyed your company for a little while. " 33:58 Here we see Friends, that the longing of Paul's heart 34:01 was for Spain 34:03 because Spain represents the uttermost parts of the earth. 34:09 You see, Spain was far away from Jerusalem, 34:13 Judaea and Samaria. 34:15 It was the absolute outskirts of the then-known world 34:18 and Friends, if you were to go to Spain today, 34:21 the country of Spain has a motto, 34:25 the motto of the country of Spain is Latin... PLVS VLTRA 34:29 and, do you know what that means? 34:31 Of course, you do, you see it on the screen. 34:33 It literally means, "Further Beyond. " 34:38 So, Paul's desire for Spain 34:40 was a desire to go "further beyond. " 34:45 You see, Spain was like the end 34:47 of the then-known Mediterranean world, 34:49 isolated and secluded... few had been there. 34:53 It wasn't an easy trip 34:55 and very few people attempted the journey 34:57 but Paul knew, Friends, 34:59 that in order to fulfill the gospel commission, 35:01 to finish the work... he had to go to Spain 35:05 which is the uttermost parts of the world 35:07 and so, for Paul, going to Spain meant, 35:10 finishing the work and going home. 35:12 That's why he wanted to go to Spain. 35:14 You know, there's somebody else in the Bible 35:17 that also wanted to go to Spain, 35:18 his name was Jonah. 35:20 Jonah wanted to go to Spain... Tarshish... that's Spain... 35:26 but he wanted to go there on vacation 35:28 but Paul was going there on a mission. 35:31 You see, Paul made it clear to the church at Rome 35:34 that he was just going to visit them on his way to Spain. 35:38 For Paul, Rome was just a brief pit stop, 35:42 Rome was the layover but Spain was the destination, why? 35:46 Because a church had already been established in Rome, 35:50 the gospel had already been preached there, 35:53 but Spain was still untouched territory 35:56 and so, Paul's desire for Spain 35:59 is because he was driven and drawn further beyond 36:03 and my Friends, in the same way, 36:07 God is calling us to go to Spain 36:10 to finish His work in this generation, 36:14 to take the gospel commission to the end... 36:19 to its final fulfillment. 36:20 You see, my Brothers and my Sisters, 36:22 Spain represents going outside of our comfort zone for Christ, 36:25 entering that which is not familiar with us, 36:29 moving beyond that which is pleasing to us, 36:32 letting God bring us to the end of ourselves 36:35 that we might have a new beginning in Him 36:37 but tragically... unfortunately 36:41 too many of us have stayed in Rome 36:44 and have never gone to Spain. 36:47 We've stopped short of fulfilling the mission. 36:50 We've fallen short of reaching our full potential. 36:53 Perhaps we've been attracted and distracted 36:55 by the luxuries and the comforts of the Roman palaces 36:59 or the excitement of the Roman games, 37:02 many people have made Rome their home 37:04 and forgotten their mission to Spain, 37:07 we've gone part of the way 37:08 but not all the way in our walk with Jesus, 37:11 we've been content with fulfilling 37:13 only a fraction of the will of God, 37:15 we've been comfortable in complacency 37:17 and lazy and Laodicean luke-warmness, 37:20 we have forgotten that Rome was a part of the journey 37:23 but not the destination 37:24 and that God has something greater and grander 37:27 and more glorious for us in Spain 37:29 and so I want to ask you the question today young people, 37:32 "Where is your Spain?" 37:33 The specific mission that God is calling you to fulfill 37:39 pause... 37:40 and what Roman pleasure is hindering you... stopping you 37:45 from going to Spain? 37:47 Is it a relationship that's more important to you than God? 37:53 Or maybe it's a job... 37:55 a profession that's consuming all your time. 37:59 Maybe it's materialism that's consuming all your space, 38:05 maybe it's worldly pleasure, 38:07 maybe it's your love of ease... your love of comfort 38:10 that stops you from going to Spain 38:12 and that is keeping you in the comfort zone of Rome. 38:15 My Friends, what in the world is holding you back? 38:18 Is it really worth it? 38:20 What is it in your life 38:23 that is stopping you from reaching your full potential... 38:27 that stops you from being all that you can be for the Lord? 38:31 My Friends, somebody said it like this, 38:33 "You can't discover new oceans 38:35 unless you're willing to lose sight of the shore. " 38:39 You see, just like my trip to Kalapana, 38:43 I had to go past the paved easy pathway 38:46 in order to see the fire 38:49 and Friends, if we want to be a World Changer... 38:52 a Heaven Filler... 38:54 a Destiny Transformer... 38:56 we have to be driven and drawn to go further beyond 39:00 and by the grace of God let's do it, what do you say? Amen. 39:04 Audience: Amen. 39:06 How many of you want to be a World Changer? 39:07 Don't you want to be a Heaven Filler 39:09 and a Destiny Transformer? 39:11 Friends, I can't think of anything else to do with life 39:12 that's more fulfilling than that. 39:14 To be able to... 39:16 to be able let God use... use us... 39:18 our time, our talents, our treasures, our testimony, 39:22 to make an eternal impact on somebody else 39:26 and so, my wife and I were in Central California Conference 39:32 for at least 11 years... almost 11 years 39:34 and though we were not formally qualified for the position, 39:39 according to the "short-sighted standards of men" 39:43 I'm so grateful that the Conference 39:46 was very supportive of us, 39:47 they had heaven's vision for true ordination 39:50 and we were there... we had a wonderful time there 39:53 and after conducting over 50 Evangelistic Seminars 39:56 all over the Conference territory, 39:58 we began to feel a growing conviction in our hearts 40:02 that the time was coming for us to go further beyond 40:06 to step out in faith 40:08 and take the message into new territory, 40:10 there was a growing conviction for us to go beyond the borders 40:14 of a single geographical location, 40:16 you see, we had become comfortable 40:18 witnessing in our own but... 40:19 but now, it was time for us to go our Spain... 40:22 to the uttermost parts of the earth. 40:24 Now, we could have remained in the... in the Conference 40:28 as the Conference Evangelist forever... 40:30 I mean, everyone... we experienced great success, 40:33 the Conference was supported, everyone loved us, 40:35 and, by-the-way, they... they could not love us, 40:37 we didn't stay long enough for them to not love us, 40:40 we are in one church for three-four weeks 40:41 and after that, we moved to the next church 40:43 pause... 40:45 and so, it would have been good for us to stay there, 40:47 we could have stayed there but it wouldn't have been best. 40:50 You see, good is the enemy of the best 40:53 and God does not lead everyone in the exact same way 40:57 but for us, at that point, we had this conviction 41:01 that God was driving us further beyond 41:04 and so, after much prayer, Godly counsel 41:07 and with the blessing and support of the Conference, 41:08 we made the decision to resign 41:10 from the comfortable Conference position, 41:13 to step out in faith into new territory. 41:15 We then officially began our own supporting ministry, 41:19 Revelation of Hope Ministries. 41:21 Now, we no longer work for the Conference 41:23 or the Church... we work for God 41:25 but we work with the Conference... with the Church... 41:28 helping our churches to grow and to become revived 41:31 and to grow in Evangelistic Outreach. 41:34 Our goal is to change the population of heaven 41:37 one soul at a time 41:39 by sharing the hope, health and harmony of heaven 41:42 in all the world... 41:43 not in one singular geographical location 41:45 but to the whole world 41:46 and so, we resigned and we moved back home to Hawaii, 41:49 because that's where we were born and raised 41:51 we made Hawaii our home base 41:52 but from there we'd go to the ends of the earth, 41:54 wherever God leads, we would go... 41:56 we are only there for about 41:57 three months out of the year spread out, 41:59 after that we just live the simple mission life 42:01 going wherever the Lord leads, 42:02 my wife and I... we travel together 42:04 to protect our ministry and our marriage. 42:07 Audience: Amen. 42:09 And Friends, when we made that decision, 42:10 for the first three years... 42:12 since three years ago, we made the decision... 42:15 the Lord has taken us to over 30 countries... 42:17 multiple States in the United States 42:20 and tomorrow, we go to Philippines... 42:22 this year, we're heading to Russia and England and Australia 42:25 and Germany... and... 42:27 Friends, it's just amazing to think that... that... 42:29 that God has blessed us and privileged us 42:31 to be a part of this wonderful, prophetic movement of destiny 42:34 to make a difference for all eternity 42:36 is a great privilege. 42:40 I share that to say this 42:43 that in resigning from that comfortable Conference position, 42:47 we were not stepping from one position into another, 42:51 we were stepping out in faith like Abraham, 42:54 not really sure how it was going to work out 42:57 and let me tell you Friends, 42:58 it wasn't easy to turn down the... 43:00 the... the... the financial security of a monthly paycheck. 43:03 It was difficult to say, "Goodbye" 43:05 to that awesome health insurance we had 43:07 because you know with the Conference health insurance... 43:09 we had 50 free massages every single... excuse me... 43:13 30 free massages every year, I wish we had 50... 43:16 and you can be sure that we used every single one of them 43:19 pause... 43:21 and so, it was hard but we knew that if it was God's will, 43:25 it's His bill, amen... 43:26 and though we no longer have health insurance, 43:29 we have heaven's assurance, 43:30 you know what heaven's assurance is? 43:31 Eat right, 43:33 sleep tight, 43:34 don't fight, 43:36 ride a bike, 43:37 go on a hike, 43:38 get sunlight, 43:40 don't be uptight, 43:41 and keep the Lord in sight, amen. 43:44 Audience: Clapping. 43:47 That's heaven's assurance, Friends, 43:49 it keeps you young, 43:50 it keeps you healthy... 43:51 and so, though we no longer have an official title, 43:55 position or Conference paycheck, 43:57 what we do have is the evidence 43:58 that we're in the center of God's will 44:00 and in the protection of His hand 44:02 and we have the sublime peace that passes understanding, 44:06 something that money can't buy 44:07 and man can't give you by the laying on of hands, 44:10 listen, listen, listen Friends, 44:11 a title, a position and a paycheck is nice 44:15 but it's not necessary. 44:16 What is necessary is the faith and willingness 44:20 to trust God and let Him lead you 44:22 knowing that if God is leading you, 44:24 He would never lead you astray... 44:25 that He knows what's best for us 44:27 and He has our best interest in mind 44:29 all the time 44:31 and so, I want to challenge you Friends, 44:32 to live a life without any limits, 44:34 because only a life lived without limits 44:37 is a life lived without regrets 44:41 and how shall we live such a life? 44:44 The book, "The Desire of Ages" page 250 says this, 44:46 "There is NO LIMIT 44:49 to the usefulness of one who, by putting self aside, 44:54 makes room for the working of the Holy Spirit 44:56 upon his heart, 44:58 and lives a life wholly consecrated to God. " 45:02 Oh, Friends, that's the life I want to live, how about you? 45:05 Amen... 45:07 My Friends, listen, if God is calling you to Spain, 45:10 don't stay in Rome. 45:12 Don't make Rome your comfort zone or your home. 45:17 True World Changers... Heaven Fillers... 45:21 Destiny Transformers... 45:22 will be driven and drawn to go further beyond. 45:26 But the record tells us 45:29 that tragically Paul never made it to Spain. 45:33 His dream for Spain was cut short by the sword of Nero, 45:39 he died in Rome and Spain was an unreached destination, 45:44 but Friends, listen, here's the good news, 45:46 though Paul did not physically make it to Spain, 45:49 we can go in his place. 45:52 We can be the answer for Paul's longing for Spain, 45:55 you see, there was never an epistle written to the Spanish. 45:59 That book of the Bible was never written 46:02 but the Apostle Paul said, we are the epistle of Christ 46:06 known and read of all men 46:07 and so, we can go as the epistle to Spain, 46:11 so, what are the Spains in your life? 46:13 The places and the people that you've... 46:17 you've never made it to you. 46:19 The sights and sounds and smells you get to experience... 46:22 the goals you get to reach... 46:24 the dreams you get to fulfill, 46:25 the mission you've yet to accomplish, 46:27 the message you've yet to give, 46:29 the people you've yet to apologize to 46:32 and the person you have yet to forgive. 46:35 Where is your "Spain" friend? 46:36 You see, Spain is an unreached place for Jesus, 46:40 it's not a bigger paycheck, a comfortable home or fancy car, 46:44 Spain is a world that needs to be won for Christ. 46:47 Spain is a child that needs guidance, 46:50 a teenager that needs purpose, 46:52 Spain is a father that needs strength... 46:54 a mother that needs encouragement... 46:56 a spouse that needs love... 46:58 Spain is a pastor that needs your support. 47:01 Spain is a ministry that needs funding... 47:04 a stranger that needs a friend... 47:06 an enemy that needs kindness... 47:07 a sinner that needs forgiveness... 47:09 Spain is a world that needs Jesus... 47:11 do you have a "Spain" in your life? 47:13 In your community? 47:15 In your academy... your school... 47:17 your job... or maybe in your home... 47:20 maybe there's a Spain in the bed that you sleep in 47:23 that needs to be won for Jesus. 47:26 Pause... 47:28 What stands between you and going to Spain... 47:32 the Spain that God is calling you? 47:35 Perhaps, Friends, 47:37 you've made the comfort zone of Rome your home 47:39 but you find no comfort, 47:41 tell God today, "Lord, take me to Spain" 47:44 maybe you've been living your life for the unholy trinity 47:48 of me, myself and I... 47:50 and you recognize that a life lived for self is a wasted life, 47:53 tell God today, "Lord, take me to Spain. " 47:56 Perhaps you want to go in half-way 47:58 in your commitment to Christ. 47:59 You've stopped short of a full surrender and a full commitment, 48:03 tell God today, "Lord, take me to Spain, 48:05 take me where I've never been before, 48:07 do through me what I've never done before, 48:09 take me further than I've ever gone before, 48:11 Lord, help me to be driven and drawn further beyond 48:15 because the beautiful thing, Friends, 48:16 is that God wants to use us... the weakest generation 48:21 to do the greatest work of the last days. 48:23 He wants to use us to reach the deepest, 48:26 darkest corners of our world 48:28 but Friends, before we can reach the deepest, 48:31 darkest corners of the world, 48:33 we first must let God reach the deepest, 48:36 darkest corners of our hearts... 48:39 the areas of our life that's off limits to God. 48:43 The places of pleasure that we run to for rest, 48:46 but that can't really give us rest, 48:49 pause... 48:51 and the beautiful reality of the gospel is this, 48:54 Jesus came to the darkest, dimmest corner of this universe. 49:01 He left the comforts of the heavenly New Jerusalem 49:05 and He came to Planet Spain just for you and just for me. 49:13 Jesus was willing to go to Spain. 49:16 He was driven and drawn further beyond. 49:21 It has been said that man would swim the deepest ocean 49:26 and climb the highest mountain to be with the one he loves, 49:30 you and I know that that's not true, 49:33 it sounds romantic but it's not practical. 49:37 Why would you need to swim across an ocean 49:39 when you can catch an airplane? 49:41 You don't have to climb the highest mountain 49:43 because there's not sister up there waiting for you, 49:45 it's romantic but it's not practical 49:48 but then we hear Jesus speaking to us... saying to us, 49:52 "I never swam the deepest ocean 49:54 but I walked on the raging sea to be with you 49:58 and I never climbed the highest mountain 50:02 but I climbed up Mount Calvary and I hung upon the cross 50:07 just to be with you. " 50:10 Jesus went the distance for you, 50:14 He went out of the comfort zone for you, 50:16 He was driven and drawn further beyond... for you, 50:19 He was willing to do it for you. 50:21 The question is, "Are you willing to do it for Him?" 50:24 You were worth it to Him, 50:28 is He worth it to you? 50:31 I want to close with this very inspiring story 50:35 about a young man, his name... Jim Elliot, 50:38 some of you have heard this story before, 50:41 he was a gifted man that had a successful career 50:45 of ministry ahead of him, 50:47 after graduating, he had the option of doing ministry 50:51 here in the United States, 50:52 this was in the 1950s but that was a good option 50:55 but for Jim, it wasn't best, 50:56 you see, he considered the churches of the United States, 50:59 "Well-fed churches" 51:00 and so, the burden that got laid upon his heart 51:04 was to go further beyond. 51:06 His prayer was this, "God, I pray Thee, 51:10 light these idle sticks of my life 51:13 and may I burn for Thee. 51:16 Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. 51:20 I seek not a long life, 51:22 but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus. " 51:25 And so, the fire of God compelled Jim 51:27 and four other missionary couples 51:30 to go further beyond... 51:31 their names, Jim and Elisabeth Elliot 51:34 Nate and Marge Saint, Roger and Barbara Youderian, 51:37 Ed and Marilou McCulley, Pete and Olive Fleming 51:40 these men and their wives left the United States 51:43 and they made their way to the jungles of Ecuador. 51:46 Their burden was to reach the fierce and dangerous 51:49 Waodoni tribe... 51:51 a tribe that settled disputes with spears. 51:54 For them, there's no such thing as diplomacy or talking it out, 51:58 if they had a disagreement, 51:59 they would murder each other with spears, 52:01 they had the highest murder rate per capita 52:03 they had no outside contact with the world, 52:06 and everyone was afraid of them 52:08 and so when Jim heard about this unreached tribe, 52:11 he was not moved by the danger, 52:14 but he was moved by the fire of heaven 52:16 to share the warmth of the gospel with these people 52:20 and so they devised... they moved there to Ecuador 52:23 and they started to devise a plan 52:25 to win the confidence of the locals, 52:26 so they would fly over the tribe, deep in the jungle 52:29 on an airplane and they would drop care packages of food 52:33 and tools and other gifts for over several months 52:36 trying to win the confidence of the people 52:38 and finally the day would come when they would land the plane 52:41 and make contact with this fierce and dangerous tribe. 52:44 Everyone was praying for their success 52:46 and God answered their prayers, 52:48 this is actually a picture of that first encounter they had 52:51 with this unreached tribe, 52:53 God had answered their prayers 52:55 and they were rejoicing in Jesus 52:57 but when they went back the second time, 53:01 all five of those missionaries were murdered... 53:07 they were speared to death just like Jesus 53:11 they were brutally murdered by those 53:15 who they were trying to save 53:16 and every single one of those five brothers 53:19 were in their 20s... 53:21 they knew the risk... 53:22 they understood the danger... 53:25 and yet they were willing to get out of the comfort zone of Rome 53:29 to go to Spain. 53:31 My Friends, listen, 53:32 God did not guarantee that there would be no pain in Spain. 53:42 Just like Jim and just like Jesus. 53:45 At times, we will experience pain 53:49 when we go to Spain. 53:51 If not physical pain, for sure, growing pains, 53:56 but through the pain people will... 54:00 will be able to see that divine flame 54:04 and they will come to know of Jesus' mighty name... 54:09 the loving Lord who came to remove the shame 54:14 and so, my brothers and sisters 54:15 despite the pain, let's go to Spain... 54:18 out of the comfort zone for the cause of Christ. 54:23 Jim was that missionary martyr who said these words, 54:27 and I quote, here's what Jim Elliot said, 54:31 "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep 54:34 to gain what he cannot lose. " 54:37 Jim and his friends lived by the same... 54:40 they gave their lives for the cause of Christ, 54:43 they gave themselves completely away to be used of God, 54:46 they found a cause for which they were willing to die, 54:49 listen Friends, a life without a cause 54:51 is a life without effect 54:53 and their life was not without effect, 54:55 their death was not in vain 54:57 for in losing their lives, they were able to find it. 55:01 Now let me tell you the end of the story. 55:05 Their widow wives and children continued to work 55:10 amongst the tribe that had murdered their husbands 55:14 and their fathers. 55:16 The widowed wives and their children continued 55:18 and they established relationships 55:19 over a period of time with the Waodoni Tribe, 55:21 they actually became a part of the tribe, 55:24 they moved in with the tribe 55:26 and these widowed mothers 55:28 actually raised their children in that tribe 55:31 and when they won their confidence, 55:33 they started to contextualize the gospel... 55:35 they talked to the Waodoni about the Creator 55:38 that has a huge hut in the heavens, 55:40 and that this Creator has left a trail through the jungle 55:44 leading to that hut 55:45 and along that trail there are carvings on the tree 55:48 that shows them the way 55:50 and one of the carvings says, "Thou shalt not kill. " 55:53 And as they started learning God's will, 55:57 the Waodoni Tribe... they lay down their spears 56:00 and they picked up the sword of the Spirit... 56:02 the Word of God 56:04 and today, Friends, that tribe is a Christian tribe 56:07 accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ, amen... 56:10 but you know what moves me the most with this story? 56:15 Is that those five missionary martyrs... 56:19 they do not know the end of the story. 56:24 The last thing they saw was the end of the spear, 56:29 can you imagine what a day of rejoicing that will be 56:34 when we all get to heaven 56:36 and those missionary martyrs that were speared to death, 56:41 they see in heaven, those people that speared them 56:46 that tribe that that... that that... 56:47 that... that took their lives... 56:49 can you imagine the joy that will be theirs 56:54 seeing those whom they had died for 56:56 eternally saved because of their sacrifice... 56:59 that's going to be the end of their story. 57:02 The question is, what will be the end of your story? 57:05 How will the book of your life finish? 57:09 how will the song of your story come to an end? 57:13 Oh Friends, God has revealed to us in the book of Revelation 57:17 how our story can end? 57:20 That is what the great multitude 57:23 standing on the sea of glass mingled with fire... 57:27 with golden crowns on their brow 57:30 and palm branches of victory in their hands 57:32 and as you think about that great multitude, 57:34 standing on the sea of glass with fire, 57:36 the question is, 57:38 which part of that great throng will be there 57:40 because of you? 57:41 What part of God's dream is linked with your destiny? 57:46 Who will be in heaven because of your flame? 57:50 Who will be in heaven because you chose to go to Spain? 57:55 The bottom line is this, Friends, 57:58 Jesus gave all for us. 58:03 Now he's calling us to give all for Him. 58:09 Music. |
Revised 2019-05-16